So, what are you eating right now?

music_collector · 07-16-2022, 05:07 PM

I'm eating smoked salmon with a cucumber.

The Batlord · 07-16-2022, 07:55 PM

Wouldn't it be easier with a fork?

music_collector · 07-16-2022, 07:59 PM

It would! I'm working on 3.5 hours sleep. Something had to give.

Zing!

music_collector · 07-18-2022, 07:54 PM

Last night, I was at a family restaurant with my wife and kids. I ordered a club, as I had trouble deciding on what to eat. I asked the server to hold the mayonnaise. It wasn't noted in the menu, but I knew it was going to be there.

Like many restaurants in the area, this one was short staffed. It took a while for our plates to arrive. When my plate arrived, I could tell that the slices of bread were doused in the white crap. Lots of the lettuce and chicken were too. Sigh.

It was getting late, and it was almost past my kids' bedtime. I let out a groan. I dissected my sandwich and ate what wasn't tainted. My wife told me I should have said something. It took a while for our plates to come out. I wasn't going to subject the kids to that. I left a decent tip (20%).

What would you have done in my situation?

Ayn Marx · 07-18-2022, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Wouldn't it be easier with a fork?

And I thought Marxists were humourless !

Plankton · 07-19-2022, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by music_collector

What would you have done in my situation?

I'd have eaten the entire sandwich because I like mayo, but I think you did the right thing. Except for eating the entire sandwich.

ribbons · 07-19-2022, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by music_collector

Last night, I was at a family restaurant with my wife and kids. I ordered a club, as I had trouble deciding on what to eat. I asked the server to hold the mayonnaise. It wasn't noted in the menu, but I knew it was going to be there.

Like many restaurants in the area, this one was short staffed. It took a while for our plates to arrive. When my plate arrived, I could tell that the slices of bread were doused in the white crap. Lots of the lettuce and chicken were too. Sigh.

It was getting late, and it was almost past my kids' bedtime. I let out a groan. I dissected my sandwich and ate what wasn't tainted. My wife told me I should have said something. It took a while for our plates to come out. I wasn't going to subject the kids to that. I left a decent tip (20%).

What would you have done in my situation?

You were thinking of the kids, and that's always OK.

Mayonnaise, on the other hand, is not OK. I've always disliked mayo and can't even touch a sandwich or what-have-you if it has mayo on it. At least you tried to eat the sandwich - I would have gone hungry rather than eat the mayo.

Plankton · 07-19-2022, 08:53 AM

I have a friend who's a great chef and he's obsessed with mayo so much it's kind of a running joke in our small group of people, but he also puts Ketchup on his steak. I'm still trying to process that info and I've known him for decades.

ribbons · 07-19-2022, 09:22 AM

Since he's a chef, maybe he makes his own mayo (which would be a superior version at least). Ketchup on steak I can understand, since it's often an ingredient in steak sauces.

There's a place I frequent here that has premade vegetarian sandwiches, and lately they've taken to adding mayo to nearly all of them - ugh! Only 1-2 sandwiches there are now made without mayo. Why, oh why?

Plankton · 07-19-2022, 09:37 AM

I'll eat anything, but I won't put ketchup on steak or hotdogs. To each their own.

Mayo is food glue.

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07-16-2022, 05:07 PM	#2141 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 744	I'm eating smoked salmon with a cucumber.

07-16-2022, 07:59 PM	#2143 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 744	It would! I'm working on 3.5 hours sleep. Something had to give. Zing!

07-18-2022, 07:54 PM	#2144 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 744	Last night, I was at a family restaurant with my wife and kids. I ordered a club, as I had trouble deciding on what to eat. I asked the server to hold the mayonnaise. It wasn't noted in the menu, but I knew it was going to be there. Like many restaurants in the area, this one was short staffed. It took a while for our plates to arrive. When my plate arrived, I could tell that the slices of bread were doused in the white crap. Lots of the lettuce and chicken were too. Sigh. It was getting late, and it was almost past my kids' bedtime. I let out a groan. I dissected my sandwich and ate what wasn't tainted. My wife told me I should have said something. It took a while for our plates to come out. I wasn't going to subject the kids to that. I left a decent tip (20%). What would you have done in my situation?

07-19-2022, 09:22 AM	#2149 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	Since he's a chef, maybe he makes his own mayo (which would be a superior version at least). Ketchup on steak I can understand, since it's often an ingredient in steak sauces. There's a place I frequent here that has premade vegetarian sandwiches, and lately they've taken to adding mayo to nearly all of them - ugh! Only 1-2 sandwiches there are now made without mayo. Why, oh why?